[sword-devel] New Windows SWORD GUI

[Hugo van der Kooij]

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Simon Lagendijk wrote:

> >The GPL doesn't cover just distribution rights, it also covers usage.  
> >USING Sword in an unauthorized manner, according to the license (by 
> >linking to it, either at compile time or run time) would violate the 
> >license.
> 
> Some questions about this:
> * Is it possible to release parts of the code that are independant from 
> GPL code, but are in a program that makes use of GPL code, under LGPL? 
> The reason I ask is because I want to release some parts of the bible 
> tool I'm working on as LGPL (mainly the code to read/search OSIS and 
> ThML files, which is code that is totally independant from the Sword 
> Engine).

Any part of a program that is GPL does require you to make all of the 
program GPL.

> * Does the author of some code has the right to use the same 
> (self-written) code in both a GPL and a commercial project?

Yes and no. I suggest you dig for some answers on lists more knowledgeable 
on this subject as this is a rather complicated matter.

I know we have some people with law school degrees in our Dutch LUG who 
might be in a better position to dig into this matter.

Hugo.

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